Law changes could spark more transit-oriented development
“A day after Gov. Mark Dayton backed an increase to the metro region’s transit-dedicated sales tax, local officials, developers and non-profit representatives on the Corridors of Opportunity Policy Board met to talk about state law…
Infrastructure Financing Options for Transit-Oriented Development
“Infrastructure Financing Options for Transit-Oriented Development provides communities with a comprehensive guide of tools and strategies that are available for financing and funding infrastructure for transit-oriented development (TOD). The report provides examples of how some…
Transit-Oriented Development: The Economic Development Myth
“Government planners are steadily increasing their use of TOD. However, contrary to one of the central tenets of TOD, surveys indicate that most people do not want to be forced into high-rise apartments in a…
SB 13-052: Transit-Oriented Development Claims Act of 2013
“The legislation, as initially proposed, creates a separate process that an association must follow in order to address alleged construction defects that arise out of the fact that the community is classified as a transit-oriented…
Colorado Senate Bill 13-052: The “Transit-Oriented Development Claims Act of 2013″
“Last fall the Denver Regional Council of Governments approached the Colorado Association of Home Builders to inquire as to why there are no builders developing or constructing for-sale, multi-family projects along the newly constructed light…
Denver Brownfield Program catalyst to revitalization of Colfax
“During the height of the Fas Tracks development, Denver added the Denver Brownfields Program. Brownfields are real property where the expansion, redevelopment or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or perceived presence…
Is Transit-Oriented Development DC’s New Black?
“In addition, JLL notes that the success of mixed-use development is heavily contingent on demographics—namely young, educated adults. During the Great Recession many in this group were not in a position to invest in their…
Eminent Domain and Public Transit
“In Colorado, proposed legislation that would limit the eminent domain power of the Denver Regional Transit District (RTD) to land necessary for “public transit purposes” – as a result eliminating RTD’s ability to forcibly acquire…
Transit- Oriented Development in The States
“Developing property or gaining access to land within close proximity to transit stations is essential for TOD, but put- ting together a tract of land that is large enough to both facilitate transit and warrant…
Made for Walking (Book) Density and Neighborhood Form
“In this era of high energy prices, economic uncertainty, and demographic change, an increasing number of Americans are showing an interest in urban living as an alternative to the traditional automobile-dependent suburb. Many people are…